Metallic cabinet.



No. 810,545. PATBNTED JAN. 23, 1906. E. L. KRAG.

l METALLIC CABINET.

' APPLIUATION FILED'JN. 3l, 1903. BENEWED JUNEZ'L 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

ERIK L. KRAG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO KIAt-i IMPERIAL y CABINET COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

METALLIC CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 1905..

Application filed January 31, 1903. Renewed June 21, 1905. Serial No. 268,344.

T0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERIK L. KRAG, a citi` zen ofthe United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful ImM provements in .Metallic Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

One of the objects of this invention is the production of a cabinet having an improved shelf supporting and adjusting means.

A further Objectis the production of a shelf of strong and simple construction.

The invention also relates to a novel means for holding each shelr` securely in position.

It further relates to a cabinet embodying theA details more fully hereinafter pointed,

out.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section through a cabinet em` bodying my invention, showing a ortion of the inner face of one of the side Wal s thereof. Fig. 2is a fragmentary section on dotted line 2 2 of Fig. 1, showing the means forv securing the shelf y from displacement. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section on dotted line 3 3 of of Fio. 1. Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views illustrating a modied form of device for holding the shelves from displacement, Fig. 4 illustrating the shelf-'sppporting ear with a projecting point, and Fig. 5 a por tion of the shelf having an opening adapted to receive said point.

A cabinet embodying this invention is formed with the usual base and top, (not shown,) with sides 1 and 2 and back 3. Two or more vertical strips 4 are secured to the inner face of each of the sides l and 2 and form yportions of said sides, said strips having the oll'set ears 5 ciit from the body `)ortion of said stri ps and bent outward there rom in the transverse portion 6 and upward in ythe ver- 'lhe strips 4 are secured to the side walls .1 and 2, so that corresponding ears are at an equal height in the cabinet. Upon the ears 5 are supported shelves 8, formed of a single piece of sheet metal, having the rolled forward edge 9, the doubled and dowi-iturned rear edge 1.0, and the two down` turned ilanged sides 11, said sides when the shelf is in position lying in the rear ofthe vertical portionv' of said ears. A flat spring 12 is secured to the inner side of one of the side flanges 11 ci each ofthe shelves in such position that the free end of said spring will engage the rear edge of the vertical portion 7 of one of the ears 5 when said shelf is in its proper position. To withdraw the shelf, this epi-ing is first pressed inward to disengage its free end from said ear. is disengaged from the ear 5, the shelf may be freely pulled forward. 'Ihe shelves-rest with their body portions bearing upon the up- When the spring '12 per ends of the ears 5 and are adjusted in pof sition vertically by withdrawing them frommade. in the embodiments herein shown'of j my invention without departing from the spirit and scope of said invention, wherefore I desire to have it understood that I do not limit 'myself to the precise details herein set forth.

I claim as my invention- 1. A cabinet having side walls, each of said Walls being provided with two strips car.- rying a vertical series of ears cut from the substance of said strips andv bentinward therefrom, in combination with a shell adapted to rest upon said integral ears 5 and aspring secured to said shelf and adapted to engage one of said ears to prevent accidental forward displacement ,0f said shelf.

In a cabinet,iin combination, two side walls, each provided with a vertical series of ears; a shelf adapted to rest upon said` ears, said shelr` havin side iianges adapt-cd to lie in the rear of sai ears; and a spring on one of said side flanges, the free end of which spring is adapted'to en age one of said ears to prevent accidental orward displacement of said Y .B v l. y 810,545

a.v vertical series of eers out from the sub? said ears to prevent' aceidental ovard disvstance of said strips and bent inward thereplacement of said shelf. l from; a. shelf adapted to rest upon said inyERIK L. KRAG. 4 te ral ears, sind shelf havlng slde anges .55 n apted to lie in lche rear of said ears; and a Witnesses:

` spring on lone of said side anges, thefree end l L. L. MILLER,

of which s'prng is adapted to engageo'ne-Qf V GEORGE L. CHINDAHL. 

